SHIP MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL – ISSUE 50 JULY/AUGUST 2014 » THE MAGAZINE FOR THE WORLD’S SHIP OWNERS & SHIP MANAGERS 60 28 38 Australia to double coal 16 shipments 48 » STRAIGHT TALK across the 8 – Quick jump onboard Great Barrier » NOTEBOOK 10 – European Shipping Week announced – Panama’s Castillero joins Liberian Registry Reef – Thome signs up to responsible supply chain scheme – New joint CEO for Thorco Shipping – NSB threatens to ‘flagout’ » FIRST PERSON 16 – Evangelos Pistiolis, Chief Executive Officer, Top Ships » SHIPMANAGEMENT 20 How I Work – John Denholm, Tarik Al Junaidi 48 Opinion – Lars Rhodin, Khalid Hashim, Dagfinn Lunde, Michael Bodouroglou, John Coustas, Dr Martin Stopford » REGIONAL FOCUS 28 Dubai – Dubai: Hub at the centre of east and west » BUSINESS VIEWPOINT 36 P&I & Law – American Club extends e-learning assistance to ship operators and crews – Standard Club wins ‘LOU’ ruling 64 Classification – Meeting owners’ class needs with a Gallic flair » MARKET SECTOR 38 IT Management Software Cover Story – Decision support software for the front line Issue 50 July/August 2014 Ship Management International 5 SHIP MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL – ISSUE 50 JULY/AUGUST 2014 » THE MAGAZINE FOR THE WORLD’S SHIP OWNERS & SHIP MANAGERS 46 88 73 92 82 53 » MARITIME MEDICAL » ANTI-PIRACY & MARITIME SECURITY 42 Heartbeat 73 – Assessing the threat – On my mind: Karen Jacques 44 Seafarer Welfare – Help is at hand » COMMENTARY 46 Health & Safety 80 Slater on money – Hear, hear to new regulations – The shipping recovery that never arrived » EVENTS 81 Alternative viewpoint – Viewing for masochists 53 London International Shipping Week 2015 – London leads the way » ADHOC » DISPATCHES 82 – Golf is all about the winning! – Baltic Exchange appoints new Chairman 60 – Australia to double coal shipments across the Great Barrier Reef » OBJECTS OF DESIRE » SHIP REPAIR 86 – Our pick of the most coveted creations 67 – Back in service » REVIEW 88 – Bringing you the best in arts & culture » MARINE PROPULSION 70 – Hollistic approach key to further » LIFESTYLE efficiency gains 92 – Boatloads of opulence, luxury & ego 6 Ship Management International Issue 50 July/August 2014 Straight Talk July/August 2014 Issue 50 Welcome to www.shipmanagementinternational.com Ship Management International The shipping business magazine for today’s global ship owners and ship managers Published by Elaborate Communications Acorn Farm Business Centre, Cublington Road, Quick jump onboard Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 0LB United Kingdom ou wait what seems like all day for a bus then three of them turn up at once. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced whole, or in part, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from Elaborate Communications. Approved and Supported by Sean Moloney 8 Ship Management International Issue 50 July/August 2014 Notebook European Shipping Week announced hip owners and shipping industry The initiative, which was the brainchild of (ECSA), said: “Hosting European Shipping leaders have joined forces with global the European Community Shipowners’ Week gives the European and global shipping Sevent organiser Shipping Innovation to Associations (ECSA), will be run by a industry the ideal opportunity to demonstrate launch the inaugural European Shipping Steering Group made up of Europe’s main to the new European Parliament and the new Week (ESW) to be held in Brussels in the shipping organisations as well as the European Commission why shipping in early part of 2015. European Commission and Shipping Europe is so important, particularly The week-long series of high level events Innovation. The shipping organisations highlighting the industry’s potential to will centre on a major conference and Gala involved on the Steering Group include: generate greater growth and jobs. Dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ECSA; Cruise Lines International “For ECSA, an important aim of European Community Shipowners’ Association (CLIA) Europe; European European Shipping Week will be to sell the Associations (ECSA). It will bring together the Community Association of Ship Brokers and merits of a quality shipping industry to those major players in the shipping industry with the Agents (ECASBA); Interferry; the European in Brussels whose job it is to legislate and primary aim of promoting the strengths and Dredging Association; the World Shipping make rules.” the importance of European and global Council, as well as the European Tugowners’ ESW is organised by Shipping shipping to legislators in Brussels such as the Association. Other European shipping Innovation – a joint venture between European Commission, European Parliament associations may also be invited to support Elaborate Communications and Petrospot and the Council of Ministers. the initiative and hold relevant events during and the driving force behind the highly The European Commission, through DG the week. successful London International Shipping MOVE, has endorsed European Shipping Welcoming the announcement of Week (LISW). More details about the week- Week and formal patronage is already being European Shipping Week, Patrick Verhoeven, long line-up of events will be released in due sought from it as well as the European Secretary General of the European course. An official website will be launched in Parliament and the Council of Ministers. Community Shipowners’ Associations the next few weeks. G 10 Ship Management International Issue 50 July/August 2014 Notebook Panama’s Castillero joins Liberian Registry indeed of all maritime registries. I would like to acknowledge the professionalism and independence of my leadership staff and of the many key individuals from the consular services and elsewhere, because without them nothing would have been possible. “Shipping